MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F045.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F045.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.48,-89.92 Latitude: 32.48 Longitude: -89.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 101 24.6 20.6 78 4.0 21.8 172 9 297.6 300.4 294.8 342.3 15.41 1 1000 112 24.7 20.5 77 4.3 21.7 171 7 297.9 300.6 294.8 342.3 15.31 2 950 561 21.6 19.9 90 1.7 20.4 187 29 299.1 301.9 295.4 344.5 15.59 3 900 1029 18.6 17.6 94 1.0 17.9 201 28 300.7 303.3 294.9 342.4 14.23 4 850 1519 16.2 13.2 82 3.0 14.3 212 26 303.1 305.2 293.4 336.6 11.29 5 800 2032 13.1 7.0 66 6.2 9.5 219 20 305.1 306.6 291.4 328.8 7.86 6 750 2572 9.9 4.1 67 5.8 6.6 236 15 307.3 308.6 291.2 328.3 6.87 7 700 3142 6.8 -0.2 61 7.0 3.1 233 19 310.0 311.0 290.8 326.8 5.39 8 650 3748 4.1 -10.8 33 15.0 -2.1 230 25 313.6 314.1 289.3 322.0 2.57 9 600 4393 -0.2 -10.3 47 10.1 -4.5 234 29 315.9 316.4 290.4 325.3 2.91 10 550 5083 -5.4 -12.4 58 7.0 -8.1 231 36 317.7 318.2 290.7 326.6 2.68 11 500 5822 -10.6 -15.6 67 5.0 -12.3 229 41 320.2 320.6 291.1 327.8 2.27 12 450 6629 -13.6 -15.5 86 1.8 -14.3 240 49 326.1 326.6 293.0 334.8 2.55 13 400 7515 -19.3 -23.5 70 4.1 -20.4 247 49 329.9 330.1 293.0 335.0 1.44 14 350 8493 -26.5 -33.7 50 7.3 -27.7 246 54 333.1 333.2 293.2 335.4 0.63 15 300 9587 -35.2 -39.3 66 4.2 -35.7 250 58 335.8 335.9 293.7 337.4 0.42 16 250 10832 -44.3 -48.1 66 3.8 -44.6 260 59 340.1 340.2 294.6 340.9 0.20 17 200 12292 -53.6 -59.2 50 5.6 -53.8 259 65 347.9 347.9 296.2 348.2 0.06 18 150 14109 -61.5 -81.6 5 20.2 -61.6 253 53 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 19 100 16548 -71.5 -86.5 9 15.0 -71.6 254 31 389.5 389.5 303.7 389.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.04 m Freezing level: 602.57 mb = 4359.74 m = 14303.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.37 mb = 3495.65 m = 11468.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.45 % Est. max temperature: 30.00 C = 86.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.48 mb = 611.66 m = 2006.72 ft T: 21.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.47 C/km ThetaE index: 22.58 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.17 mb = 1018.06 m = 3340.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.60 C = 81.68 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: -5.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.97 C Showalter Index: -2.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.76 C Cross Totals Index: 23.77 C K Index: 32.98 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 344.22 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.79 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1017.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.01 mb = 829.54 m = 2721.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.01 mb = 1659.58 m = 5444.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.01 mb = 11492.23 m = 37703.72 ft B at Equ Level: 1009.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.01 mb = 14698.14 m = 48221.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.2 at 26.9 knts Storm direction: 253.2 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.5 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 40.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 165.7 neg: -24.7 tot: 141.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.02 Bulk Rich Number: 26.64 Bulk Shear: 38.20 m/s